Rebel Teachers Study Professional Development


"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -Alvin Toffler




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May 11, 2010

Today is our last day in class. It has been a great pleasure working with all of you. You are a brilliant group of teachers.

Agenda for our time.

Finalize the Class
  • Certificates for PD
  • Grades
  • Evaluation

Next Year

More Mac Stuff

March 16, 2010

Our purpose today is to continue the study and implementation of student centered learning by:
  • reading articles from the journal Theory Into Practice 34(4) 1995: share the "student centered learning" lesson plan template
Assignment: Write an article "Student Centered Classrooms at South Page"
Additional resource Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning


March 2, 2010

Our purpose today is to continue the study and implementation of student centered learning by:
  • creating the "student centered learning" lesson plan template
  • planning professional development
  • working together or individually on lessons
Read the article Technology Integration as a Transforming Teaching Strategy" Discuss with your table group: "What implications does this have for professional development at South Page."

February 23, 2010

Our purpose today is to reflect on student centered learning and the role technology.

Three articles:
"Teachers' Beliefs and Technology Practices; A Mixed-methods approach"
"Technology projects as a vehicle to empower students"
"Go with the Flow"

What do you know about the role of technology and student centered learning now that you did not know before?
Post to Wiki on Page entitiled "Student Centered Learning and Technology"

Read the article on Wikipedia "Student-centred learnin" edit the article.

Create together a student centered PD event.

February 9, 2010

Read The Heart of Innovation Blog The Heart of Innovation Have a conversation with your table mates about Innovation in the district and the classroom.

Wiki conversation.

Read the article

Iowa Core Curriculum update from the lead team

Google Form review of the Interdisciplinary work

Technology Time

Collaboration Time

January 12, 2010

Our purpose for today is to review where we are at on our Iowa Core Curriculum Journey. How do all of the pieces come together?

Agenda:
2-4
  • Review January 4, 2010
  • Fill out the Evaluation Form
  • Create the wiki page or wikispace write the reflection
  • Student Centered Classroom (Constuctivist Article)
  • Learning Indicators from NCREL
  • LoTi Digital-Age Framework and H.E.A.T. framework
  • Read and respond to this blog, try out some of the resources he suggests http://lotiguyspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/12/targeting-higher-order-thinking-in.html
  • Time to work together or individually

December 15, 2009

Read and respond to this blog: http://cstutzlearn.edublogs.org/2009/11/15/the-other-side-of-the-spectrum/

Create your own page on this wiki or create your own wiki. This will be your reflection spot for your professional development work.

Requirement

December 1, 2009

"There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing." Brian Tracy

Today we are going to have time to work with the interdisciplinary lessons.

Readings


Teaching Beyond the Book Education Leadership article from EBSCO
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Assignment


Fill out the form.



November 11, 2009

Our Goal...

  • One strategy to use for a student-centered classroom is: Cross-Curricular, Interdisciplinary, or Thematic Instruction. Today we will work collaboratively to build a interdisciplinary experience for students.


Sign up for Credit at: www.aea13.org
Click on Class Registraion at the top of the page under the logo.
Scroll to the bottom and Click Here to enter online registration
Click on Credit Courses
Click on 2 Credits
Scroll to the bottom and select the Iowa Core Curriculum in the Classroom Course.
Choose the type of credit for which you are signing up in the drop down box.
Click Sign up

Course Syllabus and Grading


Assignment


October 20 you worked in groups to collaborate on lessons and you shared those with the large group. What is the status of those lessons? Be ready to report out.

In groups of 2 or 3 brainstorm about: When planning interdisciplinary curriculum units, teachers should consider the following questions:
Collect your responses in a word processor.

Review Thinkfinity and Iowa AEA Online for information and ideas about teaching interdisciplinary, cross curricular or thematically. What did you find that you can use?





November 3, 2009


Our Goal...
  • Create a framework for a "good" student-centered classroom.

Articles to Read
Student-Centered Classrooms Handout from Excellence in Education, Iowa Department of Education

Batting 1,000: Questioning Techniques in Student-Centered Classrooms by Robin Lee Harris

Video: Who Owns The Learning Video (Alan November)

Video: A Portal to Media Literacy

Assignment: Common Themes




October 20, 2009 Agenda



Project Based Videos

Thinkinity

Math and Tech Resources

Reading Resources

Edutopia: What works in Public Education from the George Lucas Foundation

Comics Make for Colorful Learning

Make Believe Comix (Create your own comics here)

Collaborate on lessons (Conversation about the lessons shared on October 6, 2009)

Share out about lessons (How are you addressing the Iowa Core Essential Skills and Concepts and the Characteristics of Effective Instruction?)